Earth to Echo

Earth to Echo
Earth to Echo
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dave Green
Screenplay by	Henry Gayden
Story by	Henry Gayden; Andrew Panay;
Produced by	Ryan Kavanaugh; Andrew Panay;
Starring	Teo Halm; Brian "Astro" Bradley; Reese C. Hartwig; Ella Wahlestedt;
Cinematography	Maxime Alexandre
Edited by	Crispin Struthers; Carsten Kurpanek;
Music by	Joseph Trapanese
Production; companies	Relativity Media; Panay Films;
Distributed by	Relativity Media
Release dates	June 14, 2014 (LAFF); July 2, 2014 (United States);
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$13 million
Box office	$45.3 million

Earth to Echo is a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Dave Green, and produced by Ryan Kavanaugh and Andrew Panay. Based on a screenplay by Henry Gayden, the film stars Teo Halm, Brian "Astro" Bradley, Reese C. Hartwig and Ella Wahlestedt as four neighborhood friends who find a robotic, telekinetic alien in the desert, and are soon hunted by dangerous forces who seek to take the alien, who the kids name "Echo", for themselves. The film is shot in a found footage style from many perspectives, including through a handheld camera, smartphone cameras, and the robot's eyes.^[3]

The film was originally developed and produced by the Walt Disney Company, under the leadership of Rich Ross, but Disney, unsatisfied with the project, sold the distribution rights to Relativity Media in 2013, on the advice of producer Andrew Panay.^[4] Relativity Media theatrically released the film in the United States on July 2, 2014. Earth to Echo received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $45.3 million worldwide.

^ ^a ^b "Earth to Echo (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
^ Lang, Brent (June 25, 2014). "'Earth to Echo': Shrewd Counter-Programming or Sacrificial Lamb?". Variety. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
^ Schaefer, Sandy (March 19, 2014). "'Earth to Echo' Trailer: 1980s Sci-Fi Throwback by Way of Found-Footage". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
^ Brew, Simon (July 25, 2017). "Earth to Echo: The Family Movie that Disney Dumped". Den of Geek. Retrieved September 3, 2022.

[BOM-1] "Earth to Echo (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 14, 2014.

[2] Lang, Brent (June 25, 2014). "'Earth to Echo': Shrewd Counter-Programming or Sacrificial Lamb?". Variety. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[3] Schaefer, Sandy (March 19, 2014). "'Earth to Echo' Trailer: 1980s Sci-Fi Throwback by Way of Found-Footage". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 3, 2022.

[4] Brew, Simon (July 25, 2017). "Earth to Echo: The Family Movie that Disney Dumped". Den of Geek. Retrieved September 3, 2022.

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